[1-day-delivery] Troubleshoot cluster service fails to start issue

Title: [1-day-delivery] Troubleshoot cluster service fails to start issue
Category: 1-day-delivery
Tag(s): SQL Server, Troubleshoot, Cluster Service
Description: You want to troubleshoot and fix cluster service fails to start issue.

Management

  • Fixed-time: 1 working day(s)
  • Fixed-scope: 1 cluster service (non-prod)
  • Fixed-price: $100 ($500 for production server)

Work Breakdown

  • Check the ports that the cluster service uses
  • Run the cluster validation tool
  • Check the security policies that might affect the cluster node
  • Temporarily disable firewalls
  • Check the network hardware and software for issues

Out of Scope

  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Deliverable(s)

  • Quick fix only
  • The cluster service should start and run as expected.

Prerequisite(s)

  • Database server access
  • Screen sharing, if applicable